“Neopalyma kupyna”: Memoirs of the Formation of Independent Ukraine

August 23, 1996. Volyn Regional State Television and Radio Company. The program “Neopalyma kupyna” dedicated to the 5th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Eyewitness accounts of the formation of Ukrainian statehood.

In the video: the village of Horodyshche-2, village landscapes, a rural cottage, a cemetery, a 1945 burial site, a cross from 1899 honoring those who died of the plague, and the Torchyn Historical Museum.

Commentary by: an eyewitness to the Holodomor and director of the Torchyn Historical Museum, Hryhorii Hurtovyi; Mykola Kudelia, a political prisoner, Shevchenko scholar, and participant in the national liberation movement for Ukraine’s independence; and a long-time resident of the village of Horodyshche-2.

The program was produced by: scriptwriter and host Hanna Khariv; cinematographer Valerii Fetisov; assistant cinematographer Mykola Dmytruk; sound engineer Leonid Matsiuk; and computer graphics and video editing director Hennadii Solovienko.